The longest regular season in the history of WNBA has finally come to its last day, and there is a lot at stake in Thursday’s finals.
Eight teams – Atlanta dream, Golden State Valcaries, Indiana fever, Las vegas ekka, Minnesota Links, New York Liberty, Phoenix mercury And Seattle Storm -Open 2025 WNBA playoffs on Sunday, but through Wednesday’s Games, seeds are determined for less than half of the teams and only one of the first four first round series is determined one of the matchup.
Two of the four games of Thursday carry the playoffs implications, including one. Too The draft affects the lottery. But a winning streak of a win and a place in WNBA record books is also in the game. Here what to see as a regular season of the first 44-game of the league, a close and playoff picture has finally been closed.
Seeds
Number 1 seed: Minnesota Links
Number 4 seeds: Phoenix Mercury (New York will play in the first round)
Number 5 seeds: New York Liberty (will play Phoenix in the first round)
Thursday’s game with seeding implications
Golden State Valciries in Minnesota Links
Although Links have long closed the top seeds in the WNBA playoffs, their regular-season finale (8 ET, NBATV) will determine who they come in front of the first round, as well as NOS. Also the order of 6, 7 and 8 seeds.
After losing to Seattle on Tuesday – a win that gave the storm a playoff spot – the vulcaries can end with the sixth or eighth seed based on the result of Thursday’s game. A winning placed the Golden State in the sixth position, and a disadvantage will drop it to the eighth and it means that the vulcaries will start the playoff where they finish the regular season: in the Minnesota.
In turn, affecting sowing for storms and fever. A golden state victory means that Indiana is at seventh and Seattle is at eighth place. A disadvantage pushes both teams to one place. This part is interesting because the storm divided the season series with links, handing them over two of the two losses in all the season at the target center at the end of the last month. Minnesota has won all three matches with Golden State.
On Thursday, by completing a season series sweep, Minnesota used to escape from Seattle in the first round in favor of the Golden State team, which started Postsen. , Kevin Pelton
Las Vegas Aces at Los Angeles Sparks
To secure number 2 seed, ACES will need to expand the streak of its victory to 16 consecutive games (more on it) to eliminate the regular season. Atlanta’s victory on Wednesday Connecticut sun At the conclusion of his regular-season, Dream was given 30 wins, but Las Vegas kept the tiebreaker and claimed the number 2 seeds-and the benefits of the house should meet the teams in the semi-finals-with the 30th win on Thursday.
The final game of regular season (10 pm ET, NBATV) is also implications for the WNBA draft lottery. A Sparks Win will match Washington MisticsThe two-year record of ’30-52, which means the teams will divide lottery auditions and Washington will enter the third place in the lottery instead of the fourth based on a worse record in this season-which means that the mystic will choose high if neither the team selects a top and two.
This makes interested observers in this game. Seattle picked up the number 4 pick to the sparks in the first round of Los Angeles in the first round of 2026, who selected the Sparks, who selected Ricia jackson, Pelton
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Storm clinic playoff spot after hectic late sequence
Storm clinic playoff spot after hectic late sequence
Wnba playoff seeding scenario cheating sheet
Seeds for five teams will be determined on Thursday. It is reported here how much or low they can be done when the final bajra is close to the ET.
Lasted in order of highest possible seeds
Atlanta dream
Number 2 Seed: If the aces lose on Thursday
Number 3 Seed: If essays win on Thursday
Las vegas ekka
Number 2 Seed: Thursday with victory
Number 3 Seed: On Thursday with disadvantage
Indiana fever
Number 6 Seed: If Valkyries lose on Thursday
Number 7 Seed: If Valkyries win on Thursday
Golden State Valcaries
Number 6 Seed: Thursday with victory
Number 8 Seed: On Thursday with disadvantage
Seattle Storm
Number 7 Seed: If Valkyries lose on Thursday
Number 8 Seed: If Valkyries win on Thursday
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A’Ja Wilson’s 31-point game helps Aces for 14th direct win
A’aza Wilson ends with 31 points for another game in one line as Aces defeated Akash 80-66.
The hottest team in the league: a record win line … and indication of things to come?
Since Minnesota rooted Las Vegas with 53 points on 2 August, Aces is not lostVictory 15 consecutive gamesIf Las Vegas wins on Thursday, the 16 direct win will set a WNBA record for a continuous victory to end the regular season. It will also tie the 2014 Phoenix Mercury for the second longest win line in any type of league history (2001 Sparks holds a record with 18 in a line).
Although Las Vegas is expected to ride speed in the playoffs, the line of victory can also be a precursor to the things coming? Three previous WNBA teams that won at least 15 straight games during the regular session went to win the championship. Can Aces win the title of 2025 and join 1998 Houston Comities, 2001 Los Angeles Sparks and 2014 Phoenix Mercury? , ESPN Research
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Elisa Thomas set WNBA single-season assist record
Alyssa Thomas recorded her 338th assistance of the season, which in 2024 crossed the single-season record of Cattlelin Clarke of 337 sets.
How much will Thomas be added to Tally?
Closed with Phoenix seeds, Elisa Thomas Average 31.8 minutes per game per game on Thursday cannot be received 31.8 minutes. But every support Thomas will associate tall people with him Wnba single-season assist mark,
Thomas returned the record five days ago, topping Cetleen Clarke337 in 2024. Thomas, who has provided at least 316 assistance in each of the last three sessions, enters on Thursday with 352. While it is noteworthy that the WNBA regular season grows in 40 games in the last two sessions and this year, Thomas helps per game per game this season from rank this season, Kurtney wandershaloot22-Game 10.0 average in 2020 season.
Thomas has prolonged a WNBA-record eight triple-dabbles this season and has become it First player in league history Last month with three straight triple-dabbles.
